Disadvantages of POP3
- It is not possible to achieve real-time synchronization with POP3.
- An email with malicious attachments can quickly compromise the system.
- POP3 does not allow simultaneous access to the same email on many platforms.
- You can delete a whole email folder at once.
- The email folder that is downloaded from the mail server could potentially become corrupted.
- Anyone utilizing your computer can access the email folder because the emails are stored locally.
Differences between POP3 and IMAP
POP3 (Post Office Protocol 3) and IMAP (Internet Message Access Protocol) both are MAA (Message accessing agent), and both of these protocols are used to retrieve messages from the mail server to the receiver system. Both of these protocols are accounted for by spam and virus filters. IMAP is more flexible and complex than POP3.
In this article, we are going to discuss What are POP3 and IMAP, what are the advantages and disadvantages of IMAP and POP3 and lastly, we will discuss the differences between them.
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